CV/EP Technician

Company: Fairview Health Services
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Overview

Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center- East Bank is looking to hire a Cardio Vascular Electrophyisiology Tech (CV EP Tech) to assist with procedures in CV and EP providing diagnostic testing, collects and assesses data, performs scrub role and assists cardiologists.

Location: Minneapolis , MN

1.0 FTE , 10 hr shifts, 80 hours in two weeks.

Weekends and holiday rotation is required

Position has full benefits

On Call Hours: Yes, must be able to arrive within 30 minutes

Responsibilities/Job Description

Demonstrates ability to safely and accurately operate equipment:

• Operate monitor/recording equipment in all cardiac cath lab procedures.
• Able to electrically and mechanically balance and calibrate pressure transducers and amplifiers in all rooms.
• Troubleshoots and corrects ECG tracing problems
• Operates tableside C-arm controls
• Insures all POC testing equipment is maintained according to established standards
• Applies prescribed three major principals of radiation safety at all times

Collects, assesses and maintains patient data

• Enters patient demographics into both monitoring and x-ray equipment
• Records all patient and monitor data on event log according to established guidelines.
• Archives procedure to CD-Rom
• Enters all data into computer system for accurate billing and patient procedure history
• Reduces all right and left heart data to basic form for physician interpretation and reporting.
• Assesses and documents pulses distal to catheter insertion site pre and post surgical
• Recognizes rhythms and sudden hemodynamic changes.

Assists invasive cardiologist with all invasive coronary procedures.

• Ability to scrub in all procedures in diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab and EP
• Proficient in patient preparation and sterile tray set up.
• Assists the cardiologist with required catheter and wire manipulation while maintaining the required sterile technique.

Core EP duties (upon orientation/training).

• Operates monitor/recorder and intracardiac simulator for EP studies
• Operates RF Ablation equipment
• With use of computer, draw and calculate LV grams to include ejection fraction and stroke volume.
• Monitor for EP studies/ablations, integrating use of EP mapping systems.

Qualifications

Required

Education

• Graduate of an education program (cardio vascular invasive tech) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

License/Certification/Registration

• Must obtain either CVT, RTR , RCIS, or RCES (within 1 year)
• Current CPR for healthcare providers prior to start date
• ACLS upon completion of orientation at site
• Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time wearing a protective lead apron. Strong dexterity skills a plus.
• Must be able to respond to the hospital within 30 minutes of receiving a page.

Preferred

Experience

• 1-3 Years CVT experience

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